# David \(1840\) Farquharson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-08-28T16:58:17.323Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 101
- Lots with prices: 60
- First auction date: 1993-08-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-21
- Median realised price: $1,950
- Price range: $60 to $32,258

## Market Takeaway
David (1840) Farquharson shows developing auction liquidity with 39 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $550 and $3,600.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 34.6% (9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 57.7% (15 sales)
- $10,000\+: 7.7% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $260
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Sotheby's: 41 lots
- Christie's: 10 lots
- Waddington's: 7 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Phillips: 5 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 3 lots
- Akiba Galleries: 2 lots
- Charlton Hall: 2 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 2 lots
- A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-08-15 | DAVID FARQUHARSON \(1840\-1907\); watercolour, 'Driving Home the Flock', 18 x 25.5cm, together with a John Sowden watercolour, harvest scene, a Claude H Rowbotham watercolour, 'On the Marshes near Plymouth' and a further unattributed watercolour rural s | Adam Partridge Auctioneers | £90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1840-1907-watercolour-driving-home-the-flock-18-x-25-5cm-together-with-a-john-sowden-watercolour-harvest-scene-a-claude-h-rowbotham-watercolour-on-the-marshes-near-plymouth-and-a-further-unattributed-watercolour-rural-s-2600-c-7f4409e8b2
2. 2018-11-21 | DAVID FARQUHARSON \(1840\-1907\) British Moorland Scene Near Loch Tummel, Pert | Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers | £3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1840-1907-british-moorland-scene-near-loch-tummel-pert-890-c-bff4318ba4
3. 2018-08-30 | David Farquharson \(Scottish 1839\-1907\) | Akiba Galleries | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-scottish-1839-1907-1604-c-bce4eeeaa8
4. 2015-11-18 | DAVID FARQUHARSON, A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. \| Wharton Village, Near Lancaster | Sotheby's | £5,625 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-a-r-a-a-r-s-a-r-s-w-wharton-village-near-lancaster-24-c-4ff4dafa91
5. 2015-11-18 | DAVID FARQUHARSON, A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. \| The Bean Field | Sotheby's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-a-r-a-a-r-s-a-r-s-w-the-bean-field-23-c-86e4858ad6
6. 2007-12-06 | David Farquharson \(1839\-1907\) Sheep in the Highlands, 1887 19.5 x 14.75in. | Gorringes | £260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1839-1907-sheep-in-the-highlands-1887-19-5-x-14-75in-2229-c-mmogbwey1e
7. 2005-02-18 | DAVID FARQUHARSON | Lyon & Turnbull | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-126-c-u2725qtrky
8. 2004-03-09 | David Farquharson \(British, 1831\-1907\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-british-1831-1907-357-c-ih9vy5ts6g
9. 2004-02-10 | David Farquharson \(British, 1831\-1907\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-british-1831-1907-107-c-7ou8yf16mp
10. 2003-12-03 | David Farquharson \(British, 1831\-1907\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-british-1831-1907-45-c-enhhq7nsx5
11. 2001-04-09 | David Farquharson, A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. | Sotheby's | £3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-a-r-a-a-r-s-a-r-s-w-27-c-b509btxu86
12. 2001-04-09 | David Farquharson, A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. | Sotheby's | £3,360 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-a-r-a-a-r-s-a-r-s-w-26-c-ixn74s2lta
13. 2001-04-09 | David Farquharson, A.R.A., A.R.S.A., R.S.W. | Sotheby's | £9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-a-r-a-a-r-s-a-r-s-w-19-c-ogvoxxu5q0
14. 2026-03-21 | David Farquharson \(British, 1839 \- 1907\) oil | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-british-1839-1907-oil-20-c-f6659c1e2f
15. 2026-02-03 | DAVID FARQUHARSON \(SCOTTISH, 1839\-1907\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-scottish-1839-1907-1251-c-cf9d846bb4
16. 2025-12-09 | David Farquharson \(British, 1839\-1907\) Landscape, 1877 | Freeman’s | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-british-1839-1907-landscape-1877-96-c-95a1694485
17. 2025-08-28 | David Farquharson \(Scottish 1839\-1907\) Poacher and dogs by a river signed and dated 'D. Farqurhason '83' \(lower right\) oil on panel 21 x 31 cm, framed and glazed 40.5 x 50.5 cm | Dawsons Auctioneers | £260 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-scottish-1839-1907-poacher-and-dogs-by-a-river-signed-and-dated-d-farqurhason-83-lower-right-oil-on-panel-21-x-31-cm-framed-and-glazed-40-5-x-50-5-cm-46-c-ec649d3928
18. 2024-03-10 | DAVID FARQUHARSON \(1839 \-1907\) LANDSCAPE PAINTING | District Auction | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1839-1907-landscape-painting-4-c-cc44798b6d
19. 2023-10-18 | DAVID FARQUHARSON \(SCOTTISH 1840\-1907\), SOLWAY FISHERMEN CROSSING THE SANDS | Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales | £1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-scottish-1840-1907-solway-fishermen-crossing-the-sands-200-c-31e40d6999
20. 2020-09-18 | David Farquharson \(Scottish 1839\-1907\), Highland Cattle and Shepherd at Loch Awe, Kilchurn Castle, Signed Oil on Canvas, 16 x 24 inches | Weschler's | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-scottish-1839-1907-highland-cattle-and-shepherd-at-loch-awe-kilchurn-castle-signed-oil-on-canvas-16-x-24-inches-22-c-dcf4959a9f
21. 2019-09-08 | David Farquharson | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1471-c-e524763b6d
22. 2018-11-28 | David Farquharson \(1839\-1907\) British. "Beer Common, Devon", Horses and Donkeys grazing, a Coastal Scene beyond, Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated '92\-3, and Inscribed and Initialed on reverse, Unframed, 16" x 24". | John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers | £900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1839-1907-british-beer-common-devon-horses-and-donkeys-grazing-a-coastal-scene-beyond-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-dated-92-3-and-inscribed-and-initialed-on-reverse-unframed-16-x-24-300-c-7b24620abd
23. 2018-06-21 | David Farquharson \(1839\-1907\), rural landscape she | Ewbank's | £550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1839-1907-rural-landscape-she-1607-c-24c4d10a79
24. 2018-05-15 | DAVID FARQUHARSON, 1896 | Sheppards | €2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-david-farquharson-1896-119-c-4f349d3bd7

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